San Diego Children's Choir
The San Diego Children's Choir is a nonprofit organization committed to providing high quality music education and performance experiences to a diverse range of youth from the San Diego, California area . Founded in 1990, the San Diego Children's Choir is the area's oldest and largest choral training program serving more than 500 children ages four–18 at locations throughout San Diego County. It was incorporated as a non-profit public benefit corporation in 1990. Rehearsals and performances of fine music literature form the foundation of instruction and provide the youth of San Diego opportunities for artistic and personal growth through choral music performance.
Structure[edit]
ENSEMBLES:
Preparatory Choir - for very young choristers who are usually six or seven years old (1st and 2nd graders). This level introduces music to the child and focuses on in-tune singing skills and building basic rhythmic skills. Except for two major Concerts, this Choir performs independently from the older choirs.
Apprentice Choir - choir for children who have completed Preparatory Choir and are in the 3rd-5th grade.
Intermediate Choir - for choristers who have completed Apprentice Choir training. Kids in this section are in the 5th-7th grade. 6th and 7th graders have the option to progress to their respective Concert Choirs (boys and girls) or stay in this level if they do not feel ready to do so. The Intermediate Choir participates in local performances and tour locally, normally within Southern California.
Boys Concert Choir - newly formed group that consists of boys from 6-10th grade. This group specializes in helping promote the choir to boys and is designed to help them with their changing voices, which usually take place during this timeframe. Touring opportunities are the same for boys as they are for girls.
Girls Concert Choir - for girls with more developed voices who are usually in grades 6 to 10. At this age choristers begin touring nationally and internationally.
Chamber - for advanced singers, normally consisting of high school choristers. Girls progress to the Chamber Choir when they enter the tenth grade. Boys progress to the Youth Choir also in the tenth grade unless their voice changes earlier.
OUTREACH PROGRAMS:
Early Years - for children ages four- to six-years-old. Young children are introduced to music making and singing
Neighborhood Choir - offered on a limited, contractual basis to schools and community sites throughout San Diego County. In this sliding-scale program, elementary school students from all economic backgrounds experience choral music education in a convenient location. Children who start with limited to no choral experience benefit from peer interaction, musical knowledge and leadership skills. Informal recitals are held for family and friends at the end of each session.
Summer Camp - a weeklong day camp for elementary school children. Program features singing, dancing, music making and art inspired by a special guest world teaching artist. A final recital is held at the end of the week.
Performances[edit]
The San Diego Children's Choir schedules two major concerts each year at which all ensemble choristers perform – the Holiday Concert during the Christmas Season and the Spring Concert. During the year, they perform at other venues suitable for each choir level. The younger choristers perform many outreach programs at libraries[1] and senior citizen homes.
As a member of the San Diego Performing Arts League, they participate yearly in the organization's "Bravo San Diego" event along with the other major art organizations in San Diego. Each Spring, they perform for the public at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion [2] in Balboa Park.
The Choir has collaborated over the years with other performing groups. They regularly participate in Holiday Concerts[3] with the San Diego Symphony. In 1996, they performed the world premiere of "Requiem in Memoriam, Oklahoma City" under the direction of the composer, Ron Gillis. The San Diego Children Choir has performed Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" twice: once under the direction of Sir David Willcocks in Royal Albert Hall, London, and again under the direction of Maestro Yoav Talmi with the San Diego Symphony.
The Choir presented the opera "Noye's Fludde" in 2012 which was featured in Voice of San Diego.[4]
Tours are also part of the educational program, providing an opportunity to be ambassadors for San Diego as well as travel and performance experience. The Concert and Chamber Choirs travel every summer during June and July, and they follow the tradition of international tours every other year. Tours normally include 6 to 7 concerts, home stays with host choir organizations, and daily tours of the visited countries. The Intermediate Choir tours locally in Southern California in preparation for the longer tours when the choristers advance to the Concert Choir.
In June 2017, select Concert and Chamber choir choristers toured to New York and performed music composed by Francisco J. Nunez (also under his direction) in the prestigious Carnegie Hall.
References[edit]
- ↑ Carmel Valley News, March 13, 2008
- ↑ Sprekels Organ Pavilion
- ↑ San Diego Tribune
- ↑ Voice of San Diego
External links[edit]
- San Diego Children’s Choir
- Nickelodeon Parent's Connect
- InsiderPages
- Yelp
- Great Nonprofits
- Del Mar Times
- 92064 Magazine
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